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kept

Meaning of “kept”

Retained, guarded, observed, or preserved.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
175 occurrences173 verses42 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 26:5

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Nehemiah 1:7
We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Nehemiah 1:7 · retained source text

We haue dealt very corruptly against thee, and haue not kept the commandements, nor the statutes, nor the iudgements, which thou commandedst thy seruant Moses.

Nehemiah 8:18
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Nehemiah 8:18 · retained source text

Also day by day from the first day vnto the last day, he read in the booke of the Law of God: and they kept the feast seuen dayes, and on the eight day was a solemne assembly according vnto the maner.

1611 marginal noteHeb. are straint.

Nehemiah 9:34
Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 9:34 · retained source text

Neither haue our kings, our Princes, our Priests, nor our fathers kept thy Law, nor hearkened vnto thy Commandements, and thy Testimonies, wherewith thou didst testifie against them.

Nehemiah 11:19
Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 11:19 · retained source text

Moreouer, the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seuenty and two.

1611 marginal noteHeb. at the gates.

Nehemiah 12:45
And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 12:45 · retained source text

And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandement of Dauid, and of Solomon his sonne.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 24. and 25. chap.

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The past tense and past participle of keep.

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